#Ag101
Do you have a sweet tooth? Well, check out these sweet sugar beet facts!
Did you know that Alberta is home to Canada's only sugar beet refinery? In southern Alberta, you'll find the Rogers Plant in Taber, AB. The sugar refinery opened up back in 1950 and since then, it has bee producing 100% Canadian-made sugar. Sugar beets account for 8–10% of Canada's total sugar consumption!
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